@Perrin42

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He/him, white cishet, imperfect ally but trying.
25 years in IT in the aviation, medical/legal, and utility industries.
Late-diagnosed ADHD. Extremely introverted.
I post and boost US politics, sci-fi, tech, gaming, social commentary, bad jokes, and bad poetry.

Headline on the BBC: "Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?"

I mean, have you USED Bluetooth? Its a miserable bag of shit. It has ALWAYS been a miserable bag of shit.

I reviewed some of the first Bluetooth devices. They were awful packet-spammy shit that stomped on early Wi-Fi.

Today, its still weird and glitchy.

Personally, the other advantage of wired headsets is not having YET ANOTHER THING that needs to be recharged.

"If you have ADHD reduce distractions." Yeah, that works… to a point.

But sometimes removing stimulation actually makes it harder to focus, not easier. Understimulation is a major risk for ADHD'ers and can just as big of a barrier as distraction can be

University group sues Trump administration over shutdown of climate center
Suit: The National Center for Atmospheric Research is to be terminated for no rational reason.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/university-group-sues-trump-administration-over-shutdown-of-climate-center/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Q: Can you give one example of fraud in a previous election that the SAVE America Act would stop?

MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we're not gonna litigate all that
1. In the most extreme bathroom ban moving in the nation, Idaho's House has passed a bathroom ban with a potential 5 year prison sentence for 2nd offense-using the bathroom. It even counts "offenses" of using the bathroom in other states. It now moves to the Senate.

Idaho House Passes Trans Bathr...
Idaho House Passes Trans Bathroom Ban With 5 Year Prison Sentence

The bill is one of the harshest bills criminalizing trans people in the nation, and it will now move to the Senate.

Erin In The Morning
A “Hillbilly Effigy” as it were.
Department of Justice Proposes Rule to More Quickly Achieve Justice in State Death Penalty Cases

Attorney General Pamela Bondi today announced that the Justice Department has proposed a rule that will empower states to streamline federal habeas review of capital cases.  These reforms will reduce by years the period between conviction and execution in state capital cases.

Men are terrified that one day women will treat them the way they’ve always treated us.

-- Gloria Steinem (Speech at the National Press Club, 1972)

#feminism #quotes

You’re going to hear a lot about Joe Kent, the administration’s top counterterrorism official, resigning in protest of the Iran War. You can agree with his stance on the conflict, but it’s important to remember his long record of associations with white supremacists, Proud Boys, and Nazi sympathizers. Support the position if you want — just don’t turn him into a hero.

The #judiciary has had it with #Trump’s clowns

Judge Ejects Federal Prosecutor From Court & Orders Bosses to Testify

Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey’s top federal law enforcement office.

A federal judge threw a top prosecutor from the NJ #USattorney’s office out of his courtroom during a sentencing hearing this week & demanded that the office’s leadership testify about who had authority over their actions.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/nyregion/judge-quraishi-new-jersey-attorneys-office.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Judge Ejects Federal Prosecutor From Court and Orders Bosses to Testify

Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey’s top federal law enforcement office.

The New York Times